Seminar: Social Network Dynamics and Food Security

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Date/Time:Thursday, 12 Nov 2009 from 3:15 pm to 4:15 pm
Location:113 East Hall
Cost:free
Phone:515-294-2179
Channel:College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Categories:Lectures
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"Social Network Dynamics and Food Security among Formerly Displaced People in Post-Conflict Lira, Northern Uganda," Bernard Obaa, Ph.D. student, ISU sociology

How best can communities emerging from protracted conflict be assisted to attain food security? What are the key considerations from the perspective of social science researchers? The presenter discusses the situation in northern Uganda where over a period of 23 years, a brutal war has caused immense suffering and internal displacement of 1.8 million people. He examines the ongoing interventions in a three year Food Security Recovery Project currently being implemented by Volunteer Efforts for Development Concerns (VEDCO), an indigenous NGO. With increased attention on development of grassroots small-scale farmers' organizations in post-conflict projects, he identifies the key factors in attainment of food security, and highlights the roles of social networks. Lastly, he articulates a research methodology to understand household social network dynamics and their association with access to critical livelihood resources and food security.